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Enjoy Island Vibes with Gorilla Go Wilder by NextGen
By Shane Addinall May 05, 2019 Game ReleaseSwing on over to NextGen’s Gorilla Go Wilder and experience relaxing island-themed slots entertainment that has you visiting several free spins islands, adjusting the games RTP and getting a high-five from Gary the Gorilla when you win big!From the zany video promo where Gary the Gorilla riffs on what he loves about ‘Gorilla Go Wilder’ to the jazz-inspired island theme song, you know that NextGen had a blast making this game! This slot feels like a parody of kid Kong going on Spring Break and making friends with some of the cast of Madagascar.
No Monkeying Around Here
Loading Gorilla Go Wilder will immediately put you in the holiday mood! Your speakers, or headphones, will be filled with playful maracas, steelpan, and guitars melding perfectly in a jazzy-island mashup that is incredibly catchy. The game screen treats you to a beautiful island vista with crashing waves, swaying palm trees and of course Gary the Gorilla cheering you on as you spin to win!
Gary is the focal point of this slots theme. They had him in the teaser video, he jumps, fist pumps and nods excitedly depending what’s happening on the reels and he is the face of two-reel symbols.
NextGen has loaded Gorilla Go Wilder slot symbols with three value tiers. The High-Value symbols are the Wild, which shows Gary’s crowned head peeking through the reels, and the Bonus symbol, which is a small island sporting a single palm tree. However, landing 5 or more of these symbols on the reels will pay out 1500 coins and 2500 coins respectively!
The in addition to a Gold Coin symbol sporting Gary’s face the Medium-Value symbols are the portraits of Gary’s plucky island buddies: a laughing Monkey, a smiling Toucan and a mischievous Lemur!
In a game with so much happening on the reels, NextGen chose to keep the Low-Value symbols as simple as possible. They are lightly themed variants of the classic A-9 card symbols.
Jam Packed With Feature Fun
One thing to note on Gorilla Go Wilder is that bets are set at 30 coins per spin (even though there are only 25 paylines). This sees the stakes ranging from €0.30 (0.01 per coin x30) up to €150.00 (5.00 per coin x30) per spin. That being said Gorilla Wilder is a 5 reel 3-row slot that has a ton of features up for grabs across its 25 fixed paylines.
✓Increase Your RTP
One of the ways in which Gorilla Go Wilder creates a sense of value is in the fact that the Return To Player percentages can be increased. Collecting Shells in the feature game slows you to play on improving RTP’s which sees them range from 93.05%up to 97.04%!
✓Shell Re-SPins
The Shell Re-Spin feature is triggered randomly on any base game spin. The feature launches a special game screen where the only symbols on the reels will be Shells which (at levels 1-4) will contain 2 possible values. At level 1 these values are either 5 coins or 10 coins. There are no other symbols on the reels during these spins.
Each time you trigger an additional Re-Spin, by landing new Shells on the reels, the values of the Shells increases. By the time you reach the 5th Re-Spin, the Shells will be worth 250 coins per spin!
✓Gary’s Gifts
Another freebie from NextGen is the "Gary’s Gift" random feature. This time around Gary the Gorilla can interact with the slot in two new ways:
- During base game spins he can automatically trigger the Bonus Island Free Games feature
- During free games, he can re-trigger the current Bonus Island feature
While this is a super cool feature set it is one that very rarely occurs, so keep your eyes open for Bonus symbols as they’re far more likely to land on the reels.
✓Unlock Bonus Islands
Unlocking Bonus Islands is how you get to enjoy Gorilla Go Wilds Free Spins feature. On your first visit to the islands, you will notice that all the currently available islands are locked. Your first trigger activation allows you to unlock the island of your choice. Islands 2-4 only become available to unlock once you’ve triggered the feature at least 3 times, and islands 5-8 (when they’re added to the slot) will require you have hit the feature 5 times before they can be unlocked.
With this in mind, it’s important to know what each Bonus Island offers so you can unlock the right one for your play style first!
All Bonus Islands rounds begin with 10 Free Spins, can be re-triggered through play and Gary the Gorilla can re-trigger them, however here are their unique features:
- Crystal Cave – Mystery symbols appear on the reels and become matching clones of a symbol already on the reels to create winning paylines. Only the Scatter cannot be cloned.
- Tiki Bar – This island offers increased value with all symbols paying out at the same ‘Power Table’ values: 3x = 50 coins, 4x = 500 coins, 5x = 1500 coins
- Green Jungle – This island offers Expanding Wilds. All 1x1 Wilds that land on the reels will grow to become reel filling 1x3 symbols!
- Waterfall – All symbols on the reels, other than the Scatter, become Stacked symbols which include Mega Stacks!
- Scary Forest – Symbols on the reels will be randomly selected to reveal hidden Wilds to complete winning paylines!
- Sunset Beach – This island contains the addition of Multiplier Zones which will affect up to 15 spots on the reels. These Win Multipliers vary from x5 up to x25 depending on how many symbol positions are covered.
✓Upcoming Expansion Packs
Taking a note from the traditional gaming market NextGen have inserted a novel way of expanding the lifespan of Gorilla Go Wild – future expansion packs. As we mentioned above there will be 8 islands to visits however only 6 are currently available.
In future updates, NextGen will be revealing the features and benefits of two new islands for everyone to enjoy. If it goes well there is no end in sight to how many locations Gary could take us to.
You’ll Go Ape For Gary
Bravo NextGen, bravo! Gorilla Go Wilder is a truly enjoyable slot that has as much personality as it has feature games. True there are slots with bigger jackpots than this games 46,000 coins but not many of them offer the same amount of sheer enjoyment on each spin as Gary can. This slot has the potential to be a long term fan favourite, and we’re interested to see what new content they add down the line.
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